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Bereavement Support - National Support Groups

The following are programs that offer support to parents or prospective parents who have experienced a loss of a pregnancy or newborn through miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death.

Bereavement Services/RTS (Resolve Through Sharing)
Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center
1910 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601
(800) 362-9567, Ext. 4747
E-mail berservs@lhl.gundluth.org
(An international perinatal bereavement program that provides training and support materials for professionals. Parents receive written resources and/or referrals to local support resources.)

SHARE
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc.
St. Joseph Health Center
300 First Capitol Drive
St. Charles, MO 63301
(636) 947-6164
(636) 947-6164
(Offers worldwide network of support groups, newsletter, literature, and referrals for parents.)

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
1421 E Wayzata Boulevard, STE 70
Wayzata, MN 55391
(952) 473-9372
(Support, Resources, and Education on miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death.)

Centering Corporation
P.O. Box 4600
Omaha, NE 68104
(402) 553-1200

Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
35 E Wisconsin Circle, STE 440
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(800) 336-Gene or (301) 652-5553
(Good resource for support for parents of children with rare genetic disorders.)

CLIMB (Center for Loss in Multiple Birth or Pregnancy)
P.O. Box 1064
Palmer, AK 99645
(907) 222-5321
(Support Groups and Newsletter for Parents who experienced the death of one, both, or all children in a twin or high multiple pregnancy, birth, or infancy.)

RESOLVE
1310 Broadway Dept.
Somerville, MA 02144-1779
(617) 623-0744
(Infertility Education, Advocacy, and Support)

SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Ave
Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-SIDS (7437)

Center For Life and Loss Transition
3735 Broken Bow Rd.
Fort Collins, CO 80526
(970) 226-6050
(Alan Wolfelt provides bereavement and
educational resources for caregivers through this center.)

M.I.S.S. (Mothers In Sympathy and Support)
P.O. Box 5333
Peoria, AZ 85381
(623) 979-1000

The Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends, Inc.
National Office
P.O. Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
(877) 969-0010

Last Updated: 11 Aug. 2003

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